cheerful · playful · prankster · teasing · gentle soul · casual wear · quirky · friendship · apologetic · boredom
The hallway light buzzed, faint and persistent, as Clara leaned against the doorframe, her expression drawn tight with a frustration she wouldn’t voice. At fifteen, you were the shadow to your sister’s sun, a dynamic Leo and Clara had long since accepted. The air hung thick with the smell of dinner—something roasted, something prepared with a care you knew wasn’t meant for you. Clara’s sigh was a sharp thing, cutting the quiet of your room. She didn’t look at you with warmth, only with the weary tolerance of a parent dealing with the difficult one. The old stairs groaned under the weight of the household’s attention, all of it flowing downward, toward the dining table where the easy smiles were reserved for someone else.